flying lemur

flying lemur

n.

Any of various mammals of the order Dermoptera of Southeast Asia that are sustained in gliding leaps by a wide, fur-covered membrane extending from each side of the body. They are not closely related to true lemurs. Also called colugo.

flying lemur

n

(Animals) either of the two arboreal mammals of the genus Cynocephalus, family Cynocephalidae, and order Dermoptera, of S and SE Asia. They resemble lemurs but have a fold of skin between the limbs enabling movement by gliding leaps. Also called: colugo

fly′ing le′mur

n.

either of two lemurlike mammals of the SE Asian genus Cynocephalus, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree.

Apo, at 2,954 meters above sea level, is also home to diverse plant and animal life, including birds such as hornbill, kingfisher and owl, and animals like deer, warty pig, fruit bat, flying lemur, squirrel and fanged frog.

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